What is marine biology? Marine biology by definition is the scientific study of marine organisms. However, in practice this encompasses a wide variety of jobs and career pathways. There are two responses I typically receive when I tell people that I am a marine biologist. The first generally goes [...]
Contrary to commonly-held beliefs, a day in the life of a marine biologist bears little, if any, resemblance to a National Geographic documentary. I remind my marine science students of this at the beginning of each semester. Even if you have the privilege of being paid to do real research on [...]
The Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology (CASMB) of Annamalai University is ramping up production of marine fish for the aquarium trade. Having had a good measure of success raising 10 varieties of clownfish, it has been expanding its operation to offer additional species such as blue [...]
Now that MACNA 2011 is over, it’s time to talk about one of the things that really impressed me. The speaker presentations that I attended were great, the trade show was nothing less than huge, and chatting with everyone was a blast, but one thing really stood out. On Saturday I had the [...]